Game device



June 25, 1929. GAASBEEK 1,718,670

GAME DEVI CE Filed April 27, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet l Inventor Amrmy June 1 H. H. VAN GAASBEEK, I 1.718.670

GAME DEV ICE Filed April 27, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Amrnqy ygwm Patented June 25, 1929.

HELEN I-I. VAN GAASIBEEK, OF ALBANY, NEW YORK.

GAME DEVICE.

Application filed April 27; 1928.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in game devices and aims to provide generally speaking a board at one end of which is arranged a plurality of spaced pockets at the opposite end of the board there being provided an inclined runway for receiving the balls so that they will move with substantial force toward the pockets, manually controlled means being pro- 19 vided whereby the operator may attempt his skill or practice his art in causing the balls to move into certain ones of the pockets which will designate various points in the scoring of the game. i 1

By reason of the present device various kinds of? games can be played, the game pieces being marbles, ball hearings, or other suitable spherical bodies.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views Figure 1 is a side elevation of the present device,

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof,

Figure 3 is a transverse section taken substantially upon the line 3-3 of Figure 2,

Figure 4- is a fragmentary longitudinal section, and

Figure 5 is a tragi'nentary perspective oi. the upper end of the ball deflecting member.

Now having particular reference to the drawings, the present invention consists of a rectangular box-like structure comprising a bottom rectangular wall 5 arranged in spaced horizontal relation above which is a wall 6 the width of which at one end is equivalent to the width of thebottom wall '5 while the opposite end thereof is of narrow width as clearly disclosed in the top plan view Figure 2. The wide rear end of this wall. 6 is in spaced relation with the adjacent end of the bottom wall 5 while arranged perpendicularly upon the said bottom wall 5 and projecting above the said wall 6 are partitions 7 for dividing the rear ends of the structure into ball receiving pockets 8. Pivoted at its lower edge to the rear end of the bottom wall 5 is a hinged wall 9 adapted to be locked in up wardly swung position in any suitable means so to close the rear ends of said pockets, the forward ends of the pockets beneath the wall 6 being closed by a transverse partition wall 10. The front edges of the partition 7 above the wall 6 are beveled to provide knife edges so that balls striking thereagainst will Serial No. 273,264.

not bounce rearwardly but will be deflected into one of the adjacent pockets 8.

In order to prevent the balls from rolling oil of the wall 6 before reaching the pockets 8 the opposite longitudinal edges of said wall are provided with side boards 11, 11. Arranged at the forward end of this structure is an oblong spiral ball runway or trough 12 the end of the lower convolute of which has communication with the wall 6 ot the previously described structure so that balls roll ing therefrom will pass onto the wall (3 between the said side boards 11, 11 and eventually enter the pockets 8. In order to afford a game of skill in. addition to one 01' chance there is arranged vertically between the walls 5 and 6 of the first described structure a pin 13 rotatably mounted at its upper end with in an opening in the top wall 6 and suitably rotatably associated at its lower end with the bottom wall 5, the upper end of this pin being equipped with a perpendicularly extending narrow deflector finger 14 the front edge of which is beveled to provide a knife edge so that the ball striking thereagainst will be deflected toward the opposite side boards 11, 11 of the wall 6 instead of bounding reversely toward the runway 12.

Mounted for rotation outwardly of the up per wall 6 and in transverse al'igmnent with said pin. 13 is a pin 15 the upper en d. of which is equipped with a small linger turning knob 16 while arranged around these pins 18 and 15 is an endless cord or cable 1''? that passes through an opening 18 in the adjacent wall 0 11, so that a turning 01 the pin 15 by the element 16 will result in the turning oi the pin 13 and consequently the deflector finger 1 t so that the balls passing onto the wall 6 will be deflected in the desired direction. Prcil erably though not necessarily, suitable markings are arranged upon the wall 6 adjacent the pockets 8 so that balls passing within certain ones of the pockets will attend a different score or count.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. In a game apparatus, a base, ball receiving pockets arranged at one end oi. the base, side walls extending upwardly from the base, said side walls converging gradually from the ball receiving pocket end of the base to the other end of the base, the portion of the base confined between the side walls constituting a ball rolling surface, the converging ends of the side walls being spaced with respect to each other to provide a ball entrance, and means projecting upwardly from the ball rolling surface adjacent the ball entrance, whereby the ball may be deflected to either side for causing the same to enter. a predetermined one of said pockets.

2. In a game apparatus, a base, ball receiving pockets arranged at one end of the base, side walls extending upwardly from the base, said side walls converging gradually from the ball receiving pocket end of the base to the other end of the base, the portion of the base confined between the side walls constituting a ball rolling surface, the converging ends of the side walls being spaced with respect to each other to provide a ball entrance, and means projecting upwardly from the ball rolling surface adjacent the ball entrance whereby the ball may be deflected to either side for causing the same to enter a predetermined one of said pockets, said means comprising a rotatable pin projecting through the ball rolling surface, a perpendicularly ex tendingnarrow deflector finger arranged on the upper end of the pin, the forward edge .of the finger being bevelled, and means for manually rotating the pin to position the deflector finger at any predetermined position with respect to the ball entrance.

3; In a game apparatus, a base, ball receiving pockets arranged at one end of the base, side walls extending upwardly from the base, said side walls converging gradually from the ball receiving pocket end of the base to the other end of the base, the portion of the base confined between the side walls constituting a ball rolling surface, the converging ends of the side Walls being spaced with respect to each other to provide a ball entrance, and means projecting upwardly from the ball rolling surface adjacent the ball entrance, whereby the ball may be deflected to either side for causing the same to enter a predetermined one of said pockets, said means comprising a rotatable pin projecting through the ball rolling surface, a perpendicularly extending narrow deflector finger arranged on the upper end of the pin, the forward edge of the finger being bevelled, and means for manually rotating the pin to position the deflector finger at any predetermined msition with respect to the ball entrance, said last mentioned means comprising an additional rotatable pin vertically mounted in the base downwardly of one of the side walls, a handle on. the upper end of the pin to turn the same, and an operative connection between the lower ends of said pins.

4. In a game apparatus of the class described, upper and lower spaced boards, the upper board having its rear end terminating forwardly of the adjacent end of the bottom board, vertical partitions extending upwardly from the rear end of the bottom board above the upper board to provide a series of ball re.- ceiving pockets, a transverse partition. arranged between the upper and lower boards across the forward edges of the lower portion of the vertical partitions, a hinged closure for the rear sides of the pocket, and side walls extending upwardly from the bottom board above the upper board, the upper face of the upper board providing a ball rolling surface.

5. In a game apparatus of the class described, upper and lower spaced boards, the upper board having its rear end terminating forwardly of the adjacent end of the bottom board, vertical partitions extending upwardly from the rear end of the bottom board above the upper board to provide a series of ball receiving pockets, a transverse partition arranged between the upper and lower boards across the forward edges of the lower portion of the vertical partitions, a hinged closure for the rear sides of the pocket, and side Walls extending upwardly from the bottom board above the upper board, the upper face of the upper board providing a ball rolling surface, the upper board gradually decreasing in width toward its forward end, the side walls being disposed in converging relation toward their forward ends, the forward converging ends of the side walls being spaced with respect to each other to provide a constricted ball entrance.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

HELEN H. VAN GAASBEEK. 

